The Outback Highway

Road in South Australia

South end

North end

Coordinates

31°53′19″S 138°25′16″E / 31.888526°S 138.421041°E / -31.888526; 138.421041 (South end)
29°39′05″S 138°04′17″E / 29.651415°S 138.071490°E / -29.651415; 138.071490 (North end)

General informationTypeHighwayLength272 km (169 mi)^[1]Route number(s)

B83 (1998–present)
(Hawker–Lyndhurst)Former
route number

National Route 83
Entire routeMajor junctionsSouth end

Flinders Ranges Way
Hawker, South Australia

Strzelecki Track
Birdsville Track

North endOodnadatta Track
Marree, South AustraliaLocation(s)RegionFar North^[2]Major settlementsParachilna, Leigh Creek, LyndhurstHighway system

Highways in Australia
National Highway • Freeways in Australia
Highways in South Australia

The Outback Highway^[3] (possibly also known as Barndioota Road) is the road from Hawker along the western side of the Flinders Ranges through Leigh Creek to Marree.^[4] It is designated as part of route B83 from Hawker to Lyndhurst. Route B83 continues south from Hawker along the Flinders Ranges Way.

Major intersections

LGA^[5]	Location^[1]^[6]	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Flinders Ranges	Hawker	0	0.0	Flinders Ranges Way (B83 southwest) – Quorn, Port Augusta Flinders Ranges Way (east) – Blinman	Southern terminus of highway, route B83 continues southwest along Flinders Ranges Way
Pastoral Unincorporated Area	Parachilna	81	50	Parachilna Gorge Road – Blinman
	Lyndhurst	193	120	Strzelecki Track – Innamincka	Northern terminus of route B83
	Marree	272	169	Birdsville Track – Birdsville
	Marree	272	169	Oodnadatta Track – William Creek, Oodnadatta	Northern terminus of highway
Route transition

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Google (30 May 2022). "The Outback Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ "Location SA Map viewer with regional layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Outback Road Names" (PDF). Government of South Australia. January 2015. Rack Plan 768 sheet 4 of 5. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Outback Road Names" (PDF). Government of South Australia. January 2014. Rack Plan 768 sheet 2 of 5. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Location SA Map viewer with LGA layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Location SA Map viewer with suburb layers". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2022.